Looking glass Wonderglass co-founder and director Christian Mussati opens a window on his world.

FASHION MUST-HAVES? FRAGRANCE OF CHOICE?

BOOKS – WHAT ARE YOU READING? Norwegian Wood Murakami [9]. Fiction by French writer Fred Vargas. Psychomagic Alejandro Jodorowsky, the autobiography of a western shaman. MUSIC – WHAT’S ON ROTATION AT OFFICE AND HOME? I grew up with rock classics by the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Queen and Pearl Jam. I have a few DJ friends and love techno and disco music. FAVOURITE FLOWERS? Lavender. I love the colour. I love the smell. BEST DOWNTIME PURSUIT? Sport. I love kite surfing, hiking and skiing. I feel most inspired when I am in touch with nature. DO YOU ENTERTAIN? I love cooking and like to cook for guests at home, mainly Italian food. WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED TIPPLE? Beer and spicy margarita. FILMS THAT HAVE INSPIRED YOU? Once Upon a Time in America [4] – Sergio Leone changed the perspective of cinema with a completely new way of shooting. Blade Runner is also a revolutionary movie. SHOPS AND ON-LINE STORES YOU FREQUENT? I prefer to go into a store. I always check out Springsioux [10] when I’m in Paris. WHAT DID WONDERGLASS PRESENT AT MILAN? Nendo founder Oki Sato came to us and expressed that he would like to work with glass. We are proud of our collaboration with his design studio on the Melt glass furniture and object collection [3]. He has worked in an innovative way where the glass is shaping itself and the result is clean and neat,as are all Nendo works,but also innovative and mesmerising. If you look at the pieces it’s just transparent glass, but when you see the collection together and the impact it has – glass is just sitting on itself. There is no colour: it’s just simple and transparent but the result is amazing. We’re pretty confident it’s going to be a success and perceived as another example of Nendo’s approach to start from simple things and assembling them in a way that is so magical. wonderglass.com; livingedge.com.au